McDyess wants to be a Net

Suns forward Antonio McDyess will be a free agent this summer and he would love to sign with the New Jersey Nets so he can play with Jason Kidd.

"That would be great, definitely would be great," said McDyess, who was traded to Phoenix Jan. 5 in the Stephon Marbury deal. "Who wouldn't want to play with Jason Kidd, who I'd say is the best point guard in the league? To play with him again would be great; to get up the court with him, getting easy baskets. It just makes things so much easier. It would be good if it ever happens."

Via New York Daily News

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Suns put newly acquired Clark on injured list

PHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns put newly acquired forward-center Keon Clark on the injured list Tuesday.

Clark, acquired from the Utah Jazz on Feb. 19, has missed most of the season after having surgery to remove a bone spur on his right ankle.

He has not played since Nov. 5, but averaged 2 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games for the Jazz this season.

Via Associated Press

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Fans, coach could lure Bryant to Suns

"I like Phoenix," Bryant said Sunday before scoring 40 points to beat the Suns 104-92 at America West Arena. "It's peaceful. Relaxing. Whenever I've come here, everybody's been great."

Fans here like you, want you out here, a reporter says.

"Really?" Bryant said. "Really? That means a lot to me."

No statement Sunday was more telling than that one. The Lakers guard is a man who craves both loyalty and appreciation, which is why talk of Bryant playing for the Suns next season is gaining some legs.

The Suns can't say there's interest, but there's interest. Bryant, 25, is a player you build a franchise around, and he would be a mind-boggling complement to Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion. The team has been dumping salary, and after trading Stephon Marbury and Penny Hardaway, Suns Chairman Jerry Colangelo acknowledged it was to put the team in position to be a player in the free-agent market.

The fit would make sense for a variety of reasons. Bryant, who has had a strained relationship with Lakers coach Phil Jackson, would welcome playing for Suns coach Mike D'Antoni, whom Bryant once referred to as "my man, one of my first basketball heroes."

Via The Arizona Republic

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